PREPOSITION ACTIVITY

Directions:
1. Follow as per the instructions given below for each box and complete the task.
2. Roll the dice and make a list as per the instructions given in the boxes.
3. Try to make the sentences.

A list using a A list using a

preposition and preposition and
the picture. the picture.

A list using a A list using a

preposition and preposition and
the picture. the picture.

A list using a A list using a

preposition preposition and
and the the picture.
picture.

A list using a A list using a

preposition preposition
and the and the
picture. picture.

A list using a A list using a

preposition preposition
and the and the
picture. picture.

A list using a A list using a

preposition preposition
and the and the
picture. picture.

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 Read and fill

Fill the following blanks with the appropriate prepositions.

1. The man went ___________________ Argentina to play soccer.

2. The birds that migrated from Peru slept ________________ the islands in the east coast.

3. We walked ________________ the path.

4. We should not talk bad ___________________ any culture of the world.

5. India is the wheat basket ___________________ the world.

6. There is a bookstore ___________________ this city.

7. We ordered a pizza ___________________ the team.

8. The letter flew ___________________ the continent to reach you.

9. We get ___________________ the bus every morning.

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Noun: Subtopic
Topic: Collective noun

Collective noun is a noun that refers to some sort of group or collective - of people, animals,
things etc. Below are some sentences. Read them and underline the collective nouns and
then write them in the box in the right side of the sentences. One has been done for your
reference.

1. The captain guided the team to play better. team

2. The flock of sheep was grazing in the fields

3. My father brought a bouquet of lilies for my mother.

4. A pack of wolves howled at night.

5. A swarm of bees flew into the garden.

6. The hunter carries a quiver of arrows.

7. Our cat gave birth to a litter of kittens.

8. The army marched forward on the battlefield.

9. Can you pass me the bunch of keys?

10. The French destroyed the Armenian fleet.

11. Do you know about the cast of this movie?

12. The crew struggled to lead the ship past the stormy sea.

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Noun: Subtopic
Topic: Fill in the blanks

Fill in the blanks with correct collective nouns taking from the box below.

1. A _____________________ of students

2. A _____________________ of singers

3. A _____________________ of people

4. A _____________________ of musicians

5. A _____________________ of directors

6. A _____________________ of players

7. A _____________________ of thieves

8. A _____________________ of birds

9. A _____________________ of stars

10. A _____________________ of keys

choir galaxy crowd

board flock

band team

gang class bunch

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Noun: Subtopic
Topic: Suitable collective nouns

Fill in the blanks with suitable collective nouns. Hints are given below in the box.

mob class crew flock herd

swarm committee jury fleet army

1. My _________________ won the match by three goals.

2. I saw a _________________ of ships in the harbour.

3. The ship has a _________________ of a hundred sailors.

4. A _________________ of bees flew out of the hive.

5. The _________________ found him guilty.

6. A _________________ of five was appointed.

7. The police dispersed the _________________.

8. A _________________ of cattle was grazing in the field.

9. A _________________ of puplis entered the science-city.

10. The _________________ of soilders has marched away.

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Noun: Subtopic
Topic: Identify nouns

Identify the nouns written below and write the category beside each noun. One has been
done for you.

trees common apples

kindness horror

Srijani silver

flowers cartooon

table Delhi

iron bread

Mt. Everest school

water courage

children classroom

goat Pongal

Rose teacher

fear vision

Tamil life

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Noun: Subtopic
Topic: Make sentences

Here are some collective noun phrases given below. Make meaningful sentence with each
of them.

a gang of
thieves

a litter of puppies

a swarm of bees

a bouquet of
roses

a herd of cows

a crowd of
people

a loaf of bread

a flight of birds

a pride of lions

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Preposition:
Topic: Idea of Preposition
Subtopic

A preposition is a word or a group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrases
to show direction, time, place, location and the spatial relationships of an object. Let's see
how preposition is used to indicate the spatial existence of an object. Fill in the blanks with
the words given in the box

inside under

behind beside

up on

into over

between in front of

1. The cat is _________ the table.

2. There is a bin ___________ the table.

3. The ball is ______________ the cat.

4. The pen is __________ the table.

5. The chair is ___________ the table.

6. The apple is _________ the table but the ball is __________ the table.

7. The apple is there __________ the book and the book is lying
___________ the pen and the apple.

8. There is an umbrella ___________ the bin.

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Preposition:
Topic: Idea of Preposition
Subtopic

A preposition is a word or a group of words used before a noun, pronoun, or noun phrases
to show direction, time, place, location and the spatial relationships of an object. Let's see
how preposition is used to indicate the place of an object. Just look at the picture and
choose exact prepositions from the box and complete the passage given below.

in
on
under
beside
behind
between
in front of
through
inside
outside
beneath

We can see two gold fishes _________ the water of the bowl which is
kept _________ the table. The toy train is _________ the rug but the
play boat is _________ the floor. The teddy is kept ___________ the
table. We can see a tree ____________ the window and there is a toy
car ________ the window sill. The dotted ball is there
_____________________ the cupboard and _______ the cupboard,
there is a toy dinosaur. There is a clock __________ the wall and
_____________ the clock, there is a toy fire engine on the shelf and
there are a few books ______________ the toy engine. The clock is
placed _______________ the window and the wardrobe and the
wardrobe is situated _____________ the ball.

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Preposition:
Topic: Preposition puzzle
Subtopic

Here is a random word grid puzzle given below. A bunch of prepositions are hidden.
Remember that the prepositions are hidden diagonally. Find them out and circle at least
eight of them.

a a u p i a r s h g g l a n q n
n b a o n v u u f d h h v y u y

a t c n k p n n y j h s p a n a

n o t d e b a o d f w h b n a n

y h a a e n n n a e b t n j n j

a h e b t i n a b j r i i n n n

n u s o a b a a b f b e b a a a

j m o x r i b r j t w g i s b s

n d o m i r a a d e o l r i a i

a e g a k e t d v c l o e n t n

s y n s n b o o r j i d b i o i

i c i i o a b b j h n s a d b d

n g p c p a o h s i r k a h o h

i o u k i b g v h f y j b i g i

d h b s s r i e k y j g r n i n

h a w e i h b d l k b d h k b k

i l i s s a s e d i n j a i s i

n e d e y i a r e o l h i l a l

k w a n f d d g g w f s d l d l

i k r r w a m e y u o j a n m h

l a e l n b u t y r y g b m u b

l v e i s r o t c o o e k k o n
o b v n j a s a e p e q r l s c

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Preposition:
Topic: Preposition of time
Subtopic

Do you know that there are several prepositions for indicating a specific time? Here are a
few options given bellow. Choose the right ones to fill the blanks up.

at on in ago since

1. I always wake up _________ 7am.

2. The weather ___________ spring is beautiful.

3. I've been living in Brighton __________ January.

4. It's his birthday ___________ Sunday.

5.Let's meet __________ lunchtime for a coffee.

6. I haven't seen her ____________ last Tuesday.

7. Where will you be _____________ New Year's Day?

8. He's in a meeting now so I'll get him to call you back ___________ ten minutes.

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Preposition:
Topic: Preposition of manner
Subtopic

There are a few prepositions which are used to describde the way things happen. Here is a
list given below. Find the right one to fill up every blank.

by in on like with

1. He faces danger _______ courage.

2. Ayush left the class _________ a hurry.

3. Ramesh lost 2 kgs by going _________ an entirely vegetarian diet.

4. Mr. Johnson spoke to me ________ an exteremly polite manner.

5. I always go to school by car but my father goes to his office ________ car.

6. My friend is from other city so she checked the whole town ________ foot.

7. Jason wrote his papers ________ french.

8. My elder sister often behaves __________ my mother.

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Preposition:
Topic: Preposition of movement
Subtopic

Preposition of movement describes the movement from one place to another and it
defines the verbs of motion. Here are a few examples of the same. Pick up the right ones to
fill the blanks up.

towards along to around through

1. He got out of bed and walked __________ the window.

2. She was carrying a suitcase and walking ____________.

3. David walked slowly _________ the woods.

4. Does this train go ________ Delhi?

5. We went for a walk __________ the beach at twilight.

6. The Charles River flows _________ Boston.

7. Her hair whipped __________ her face in the wind.

8. Would you like to run ________ the harbor to look at the ships?

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Preposition:
Topic: Tick the right one
Subtopic

There are two options of preposition given for each sentence. Tick the right one and rewrite
the sentence with the right preposition.

1. The ladder leaned (against/on) the wall.

2. He held the umbrella (over/on) her head.

3. She was born (in/under) the sign of Leo, the lion.

4. The sun has gone (behind/beside) a cloud.

5. Divide the sweets (among/between) the children.

6. Call me anytime (before/on) nine o'clock.

7. The car is so old, that it is (beyond/off) repair.

8. Our house is (near/by) the school.

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Preposition:
Topic: Preposition blanks
Subtopic

Choose from the options given below and fill up the blanks in following sentences.

of at in by from
to across into off

1. She was listening ________ music.

2. He works _________ Mc. Donalds just ___________ the road.

3. Suman sat _________ front of the table.

4. They dived __________ the water.

5. I was __________ the mall last evening.

6. This is Nupur. She is __________ Mumbai.

7. I came to school __________ bus.

8. My friend got ___________ the car.

9. I went __________ the birthday party yesterday.

10. She was frightened __________ the noise.

check with your friends before checking the answers

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Preposition:
Topic: Find the preposition
Subtopic

Can you recognize prepositions in a sentence? Circle the prepositions in the following
sentences. Let's see how fast you can do it.

1. My elder sister is proud of her handwriting.

2. You should come with us to the park.

3. Why did you come so early from work?

4. Prakash came and sat beside me and my brother.

5. Why did you hide that bag behind your back?

6. A squirrel fell off the tree yesterday.

7. Can you all gather around my little brother?

8. He sat at the chair and read his book.

9. There is a house by the lake.

10. They stayed at the hotel during vacations.

11. I used to live at my Grandma's house in my childhood.

12. Mother said, "Put the book on the shelf."

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Preposition:
Topic: Choose the right option
Subtopic

Here are some sentences. Choose the correct options and fill in the blanks.

1. The bus stopped _______ (on/at) the bus stop.

2. She is so fond _______ (of/on) books and food.

3. The employee went _______ (of/into) the HR’s room.

4. Cut the fruits _______ (of/with) a knife.

5. The vegetables were chopped _______ (by/from) my father and me.

6. He is looking _______(for/from)his bag which I lost yesterday.

7. I’m looking _______ (at/on) the TV screen at the moment.

8. You can find the best clothes all _______ (around/over) the internet.

9. My cousin was walking _______ (apart/across) the road when I saw him.

10. My parents left _______ (for/to) the station half an hour ago.

11. Divide the price money _______ (into/between) two equal parts.

12. This plane travels _______ (among/between) Agra and Delhi only.

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Preposition:
Topic: Fill in the blanks
Subtopic

Here are some sentences given below. Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.

1. My friend was _______ Peru last summer.

2. We stayed _________ Delhi ________ dec 21st to dec 29th.

3. She wakes up _________ 5 a.m. and goes to a park.

4. Look __________ the scoreboard of the cricket match.

5. My sister always sits __________ me while watching horror movies.

6. She wakes up early ___________ the morning for school.

7. My friend goes ________ college _________ a car.

8. He was born ____________ 2005.

9. Kids should not go ___________ strangers.

10. The rabbit jumped __________ the table.

11. My parents left ___________ the station half an hour ago.

12. My best friend is proud __________ her handwriting.

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Preposition:
Topic: Observation
Subtopic

Look at the picture given below. Write five sentences using along, against and beside as
prepositions in them. Also add two more sentences using any other preposition in it.

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Preposition:
Topic: Rewrite the sentence
Subtopic

Cross out the preposition that is incorrect in sentences. Rewrite the sentences using correct
prepositions.

1. My mom and I walked after the pond.

2. The coach yelled across his team.

3. We spoke into my favorite book.

4. The teachers were looking under the classroom to see the students.

5. The tree fell softly until the floor of the forest.

6. Our vacation took place of the beach.

7. The dog ran during the park.

8. We made a wish in a star.

9. The boys start eating their lunch on 12:00.

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Preposition:
Topic: Prepositional phrases
Subtopic

Underline the prepositional phrase and circle the preposition. Write the object of
the preposition on the line. One is already done for you.

pets 1. Can we talk about the pets?

___________ 2. I want to eat dinner with my friends.

____________ 3. My grandparents live in a very small town.

______________ 4. My sister wants a doll for her birthday.

______________ 5.After the dance, we will go home.

_______________ 6. We will first stop at the bank.

_____________ 7. You can buy a lot of good candy from this store.

_______________ 8. Tyler is walking across the street.

_______________ 9. Stacy couldn’t see through the window.

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Topic: Subtopic
Topic: Subtopic

Here are some prepositional phrases given below. Make sentences with these phrases given
here.

1. over the bridge

2. through the door

3. inside the house

4. to the museum

5. on each vacation

6. with her parents

7. for her birthday

8. dog in the park

9. against the wall

10. under the table

11. book on the shelf

12. with the cat

13. by the beach

14. on holidays

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